Twitter staff in Singapore fired, more job losses in Asia predicted

Staff at Twitter‘s Singapore office were fired yesterday. Employees were told via email that they had to evacuate the CapitaGreen building premises by 5pm.

An anonymous staff member informed the press that Singapore-based employees at Twitter have been temporarily reassigned to work remotely within the company’s internal system.

According to a tweet by Casey Newton, the operator of the technology-focused platform Platformer, employees at the Singapore office of Twitter were escorted out by the landlords of the office in the central business district of the city-state.

It’s still unclear whether the office shutdown is permanent.

Twitter established its presence in Singapore in 2013. In 2015, the company moved into a larger office which it designated as its base in the Asia Pacific region. In 2022, Twitter announced plans to expand its Singapore presence by…